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Settle College Matters
BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
Newsletter
May 2016
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
It has been a very busy half-term with final preparations for the summer examinations, which are now in full
flow. Students have been working very hard and they have been very well supported by staff. There are some
revision sessions going on over May half-term as detailed on our website. I wish students every success as they
prepare for their exams - we know how stressful this can be - but having a positive mind set does result in more
successful outcomes. We have faith in all the students that they will work hard and be the best they can be!
This edition of the newsletter is jam packed full of articles, which I do hope you find of interest – it is amazing what
goes on in school over a half-term! Many students have achieved great things this half-term.
Joe Bryant, in Year 13, has been awarded an international scholarship for basketball at the New York International
Academy - we wish him every success. Zara Salim, in Year 9, was awarded with the Young Macmillan Championship
Award in recognition of her successful fundraising and care for others with cancer. Rhiannon Brayshaw, in Year 9,
has written a lovely article on her participation in the Kendal Colour Dash. Honey Kaup-Samuels and Louisa Bullock,
in Year 7, won first place in the National Accordion Championships. Nathan Jeffs, in Year 11, won a prestigious
essay writing competition and his essay has been published in America and the UK. Tom Horsfall, in Year 10, is
doing brilliantly in tennis and Ned Sharp, in Year 7, recently won two gold medals in swimming. As well as these
individual successes, many of our students do brilliant things on a day to day basis whether it be sporting successes,
both in and out of school, fundraising, or helping others in school or in the local community. It is always good to
congratulate students who are involved in all sorts of activities outside of school, so please do keep me informed!
Have a lovely half-term break.
With all best wishes,
Michele Costello
Ms M Costello
Principal
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FAREWELL FROM THE HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL
Following our term of office as Head Boy and Head Girl, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Settle
College students, staff, Governors and parents for the fantastic opportunities we have had over the last 5 years.
It has been a real pleasure to be part of a team, making decisions, raising money for our different charities and
seeing Settle College Sixth Form change, offering more IT, new study areas, dedicated Bistro space, a fresh new look
and, even in the last month, all new chairs to sit comfortably when revising!
As we both move through our exams, we wish those in the Sixth Form and Main School all the best with their
exams, striving for the best we can all do. It has been an amazing place to be and we look forward to coming back
and sharing the success in the summer, at Senior Prize Giving and for many years to come.
All the very best to our successors to build on a great Sixth Form.
Robert Scaife & Amy Hird
Head Boy & Head Girl
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Students again have made the outstanding commitment to their studies and February and March 2016 Student of
the Month winners were:
February 2016 March 2016
Year 7 - Mar Barclay Year 7 - Joshua Harland
Year 8 - Sophie Barker Year 8 - Rosie Pettifer
Year 9 - Zara Salim Year 9 - Jonathan Booth
Year 10 - Caitlin Walker Year 10 - Thomas Rayner
Year 11 - Nathan Jeffs Year 11 - Natasha Richardson
Year 12 - Thomas Murfin Year 12 - Joel Wynne
Year 13 - Alice Jones Year 13 - Emma Kayley
Community - Laura Birrell Community - Harvey Sutcliffe
February 2016 Student of the Month winners March 2016 Student of the Month winners
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SETTLE COLLEGE HOSTS THE TOUR DE YORKSHIRE TROPHY FOR A MORNING
On the 20th April 2016, the College were fortunate to receive the Tour De Yorkshire Trophy on its tour of the local
towns, villages and cities on its route. All of Year 7 were involved in an assembly and had the opportunity to ask
questions about the tour and to listen and find out about the upcoming events in Settle.
Having attended the launch event for the Tour De Yorkshire, it was a fitting event to have the Trophy in our school
in the build up to the event.
I am sure, at the time of reading this, you will have been involved in some level of the fantastic atmosphere that
spread through the area on the Bank Holiday weekend.
Mr G Whitaker
Assistant Principal
SETTLE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
The Settle Educational Foundation is a charity based at Settle College, which is entrusted with providing small
pecuniary grants to former/current students of the College, up to the age of 25 who have, for not less than two
years at any time, attended Settle College and who are, in the opinion of the Governors, in need of financial
assistance.
Small grants are available to eligible beneficiaries to assist in the following ways:
the promotion of education not covered by the Local Education Authority;
entry into a profession or trade;
travel abroad to pursue education;
to enable beneficiaries to study Music or other arts;
the promotion of education generally.
Please contact the Clerk to Governors, Mrs Kay Mullett, to request an application form.
Tel: 01729 822451 ext 254 or email: [email protected]
Postal Address: Settle College, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0AU
Charlotte Booth, Harris Dinsdale (Year 7 students) and
Mr Whitaker admire the Tour de Yorkshire Trophy
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NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE (NCS) ASSEMBLIES
We were delighted to welcome David Holley, the National Citizen Service Recruitment Officer, to recent student
assemblies which included a presentation to Year 11-13 students informing them of the fantastic opportunities
available (at very little cost!) through the NCS.
Students are able to take part in a residential programme which includes many indoor and outdoor activities,
mixing with students their own age from around the country. Students are encouraged to develop, plan and run
their own project in their own community. These activities take part during the school holidays so don’t have an
impact on attendance at school.
Many transferrable skills can be gained from taking part in NCS activities, with new skills being included in CVs
once the programme has been completed. All Year 11-13 students were given the opportunity to sign up for this
great experience.
Mrs Lambert
Careers and Attendance Manager
ATTENDANCE UPDATES
A fabulous 55% of Year 7-11 students have had 100% attendance since the start of the school year - a big WELL
DONE to all of them.
Unfortunately, our whole school attendance figure is not as good. We are currently at 95.1% which is significantly
below our target of 97%. For the rest of the school year, we need all our students to be in school for every
possible session. Every lesson missed can seriously impact on achievement and, as we move into the exam
season, it is really important that students attend.
We remind parents and students that having an attendance level of 90% or below means that a child is considered
a Persistent Absentee. Some students have genuine medical reasons for low attendance, but there are others
who take unauthorised time off school.
On a more positive note, many of our students have improved their attendance as the year has progressed. Over
the last nine school weeks, with 100% attendance from everyone, we still have time to ensure we get nearer to
our target.
Mrs Lambert
Careers and Attendance Manager
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CAREERS UPDATE
It has been a busy time Careers-wise at Settle College, with plenty of visitors in school sharing their experiences and
knowledge.
Our Governor interviews for Year 10 continue throughout the school year. A big thank you to the Governors
involved for giving up even more of their valuable time to do this.
Habibe Khaliq (IGEN) continues to come into school on a regular basis to meet with some Year 11 students,
to help support their transition to their Post-16 pathway.
Local Paramedic, Emma Carr, came into school to talk to students about her route into her current role.
Valuable information was taken on board by students and the school.
Skipton Building Society delivered an assembly to Year 12 and 13 students about the many Apprenticeship
opportunities within their company. Amongst the speakers was former student, Emily Reynolds, who spoke
enthusiastically about the opportunities she had been given since joining Skipton Building Society.
Dave Holley from Flying Futures delivered an assembly to Year 12 and 13 students about the National
Citizenship Scheme. He will be returning on the 12th May to promote the opportunity to become involved to
our Year 11 students. This is a great chance for students to work with students from other schools and
organisations whilst taking part in outdoor/Indoor activities.
Pete Soroczan has been in school, giving independent Careers advice to students. All students have been
given the opportunity to meet with Pete to discuss their options for the future and how achieve this.
Arla Foods have given an assembly on Apprenticeship opportunities within their company, in particular
opportunities at the Settle site. All students learnt about how Arla works and the everyday products they
produce that we all use.
Sarah Haworth, from Craven College, has been in school to speak to students about the Apprenticeship
opportunities available through Craven College. Sarah keeps us up to date with Apprenticeship opportunities
in the locality. All opportunities are shared with students as soon as they arrive in school.
A fantastic Employability Workshop on “What are my skills and how can I sell them?” was held with Year 12
students. Volunteers, including a Head Chef, a Head of Procurement, a Project Manager and a Category
Manager came along from Morrison’s, Quorn and IGD to help the session along. Everyone completed work
on how to stand out from the crowd when it came to speculative emails, CVs and how important first
impressions can be.
We are always keen to welcome speakers into school to highlight careers opportunities to our students.
Please contact Mrs Lambert ( [email protected]) if you would be available to come into
school to share your expertise.
Mrs Lambert
Careers and Attendance Manager
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EXAM BREAKFASTS
The exam breakfasts for Year 9-11 students have been very popular! Exam breakfasts are on during registration
for any exams that day. Students can meet with their subject leader/class teacher to ensure they are focused
and to help with any last minute questions.
Breakfast bars and drinks are on offer for all students the morning of an exam. Although the exam breakfasts
are not compulsory, it is nice to see that students have enjoyed meeting as a group before going into their
exams.
Mrs Coulson
Year 9, 10 & 11 Learning Manager
GCSEPOD: 8061 PODS STREAMED
GCSEpod was introduced to Year 9, 10 and 11 students before the Easter Holidays. All students have signed up
and have access to this fantastic facility.
The GCSEpod service provides high quality, focused learning in unique ‘pod’ formats across 20 popular GCSE
subjects, and filtered by exam boards. GCSEpod can be used for home learning, flipped learning, and even in the
classroom.
Students also have the opportunity to download ‘pods’ and revise on the go e.g. revising on the bus to Skipton,
revising through a break during silage time. Overall, 8061 pods have been streamed and 1364 pods downloaded.
Out of all the schools that use this facility across the country, we are in the top 7% for usage.
Mr Paisley
Assistant Principal
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REVISION AT SETTLE COLLEGE
At Settle College, we believe revision is an essential part of exam success. By revising, students reinforce all of the
important information they have learnt and refresh the concepts in their mind so they can access them in the
examination. If students put good effort into revising it will be rewarded with a better result. For many, simply
reading book or notes will not be effective in embedding key information. The most effective revision is an active
process. For example, completing past papers and using the mark scheme to assess the answers. When students
are revising, it is important to be in a comfortable place free of distractions. They should try to work in a quiet
room away from the distractions of family and television (mobile phones/computers should be switched off or put
away). During revision, it is important to take rest breaks, these will help to break up the revision and refresh the
mind ahead of the next session.
The exam season has already started but it is never too late to change little things; updating the revision timetable,
attending revision classes (timetable available to view at www.settlecollege.org.uk: About the School: Exams) or
going to the class teacher to seek further advice on a particular topic. The majority of the revision should have
been completed now, but it is never too late for marginal learning gains. Marginal learning gains is inspired by the
same philosophy that underpinned the extraordinary success of Team GB Cycling at the Beijing and London
Olympics. The philosophy is simple: focus on doing a few small things really well. Once you do this, combining the
gains you make will become part of a bigger impact on learning. For students and parents, join the MLG
conversation with Zoe Elder @fullonlearning on Twitter. Revision sessions have been well attended during and
after school, but it is never too late to attend to support the ‘marginal learning gain’.
Mr Paisley
Assistant Princial
REVISION WITH MOODLE
Don’t forget our VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) when you come to do all your revision. There are lots of
resources and exam papers for most subjects and there is even a Moodle App for portable devices that you can
download from App stores.
Mr Scott
Subject Leader Design Technology
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GCSE TIPS FOR SUCCESS AND HOW PARENTS CAN HELP
HOW CAN PARENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Parental support is 8 times more important in determining a child’s
academic success than social class. The Campaign for Learning found
that parental involvement in a child’s education can mean the
difference between an A* and an ‘also-ran’ at GCSE.
The good news is that you don’t need to be an expert in any of the
subjects your child chooses to make a real difference. You also don’t
need to give up your life and other responsibilities – you just need to
know how best to spend the time you do have.
One of the hardest demands on students is that of understanding the long-term importance of doing the best
they can, and learning to shelve short-term fun, at times, in the interest of long-term benefits (not easy even for
adults). Children will also differ in their levels of maturity, their ability to take responsibility for their learning,
organisational skills and levels of motivation.
This is where parents come in. Your support, encouragement and interest can make a spectacular difference to
your child’s motivation and ability to cope with the academic and organisational demands of the exam period.
KEEPING THE MOTIVATION UP
FOR STUDENTS
Don’t stop going to, or working in, lessons you find hard or dislike – talk to someone about any difficulties
you are having – there is always a solution .
Revise your revision schedule if necessary and stick to it – even when you don’t feel like it. Don’t wait until
you are in the mood – the further behind you get the less you will be in the mood (agree the schedule with
your parents for a hassle-free life).
Resist the temptation to bury your head in the sand if things are getting out of hand – talk to your parents/
tutor/teachers/Mrs Coulson.
Ignore what friends and others are doing or saying – it’s cool to say ‘I’ve done nothing.’ Rest assured they
will have done something!
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GCSE TIPS FOR SUCCESS AND HOW PARENTS CAN HELP (Contd/…) FOR PARENTS
Agree the balance between work and social life and stick to the agreement. Again, flexibility is the key – if a
special night comes up, agree that the work can be made up at a specified time.
All students fall behind, feel demotivated or overwhelmed, or struggle with the balance of social, work and
school demands at times. When your child feels like this, berating and threatening them will have a negative
effect. Talk to them about the issues, acknowledge their feelings and adopt a sensible attitude in wanting to
find a solution.
Be flexible – use the 80/20 rule. If your child is sticking to what they are supposed to be doing 80% of the
time, they will be doing alright.
If your child asks for your support, encourage them by helping them to see the difficulties in perspective.
Teenagers often take an all or nothing ‘catastrophic’ approach to difficulties – ‘I’ve messed up this essay, I
might as well give up.”
General parent support
• www.parentlineplus.org.uk confidential helpline for parents on 0808 800 2222
• www.projecteducation.co.uk
I hope this helps in some way. Good luck to everyone.
Mr Murphy
Exams Coordinator
YEAR 11 MOCK EXAM RESULTS
A very successful Mock exam results morning was held for the Year 11 students on 24th March. There were a lot of
smiling faces as the Year 11s opened up their Progress Reviews and most recent Mock results. All students were
encouraged to use this as a motivation tool in the build up to the summer exams.
Mrs Coulson
Year 9, 10 & 11 Learning Manager
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COMPUTING AT SCHOOL (CAS)
HANDS ON Computing I have been running Computing At School hub meetings for the past three years. This is where I arrange meetings for
computing teaching professionals (Primary through to University). We share good practice and ideas and provide training. I
had the good fortune to host an absolutely fantastic CAS Hub in May. It was a pleasure to welcome two well known guest
speakers: Dr Joe Finney from Lancaster University who ran a workshop on the micro:bit and Dawn Hewitson, a Senior Lecturer
in Computer Science Education from Edge Hill University, who ran the workshop on CodeBug.
What are they? And why are the BBC giving away free micro:bits?
The digital age really took off in the 1980s when computers like the BBC Micro became more
readily available in the home and in schools; children could use the PC to code, thus telling
the computer what they wanted it to do (as well as playing Frogger, Pacman and Pong!)
As computer devices evolved, we moved away from coding and towards just using them. The opportunity for students to get
hands-on with programming shrank and, with it, the potential programmers of today. We now have a skills gap in the UK jobs
market, where they are desperate for more programmers and ICT specialists.
In addition, the demand for programmers is growing. I particularly liked an anecdote shared by Dr Finney about a survey in the
US three years ago, where a research group worked out the amount of processors1 made to devices2 ratio. They found that
less than 5% of processors worldwide went in to the devices we use.
This is a profound discovery as it means almost 100% of the computers that exist are 'invisible' to us; they are in calculators,
petrol pumps, cars, microwaves, TVs and many more items. The uses for processors continues to increase exponentially, which
again will require programmers to code the technology.
Because the UK had moved away from programming and towards ICT, the hands-on approach to programming had been
lost. The recent introduction of computing hardware, such as the Raspberry Pi, has been popular in schools, clubs and, in some
cases, at home.
However, not many parents are able to help their child create (and download) programs on a device and make it work, leaving
a digital divide between those who have the means at home and those who don't. Partially, because if you don’t know what to
do, it can be quite scary!
Dawn Hewitson is currently researching how fear is a barrier to personal progress; "Fear of the unknown prevents us from
learning and developing, when we don't know what to do, we switch off." This is very true, we all at some point have put off or
avoided situations that put us out of our comfort zone and children are no different. To combat this, we needed a small
computer device that allows hands-on interaction, that anyone can use and most of all, it isn't scary!
Enter CodeBug and micro:bit
Both devices are very small (less than credit card size), you create the program on their websites then download the code on to
the device. Both websites come packed with ideas, support and tutorials, the idea is to let children play and learn
independently, and gain confidence in both the use of electronics and coding.
1 Processors (This is the 'brain' of every digital device or system)
2 Devices (laptops, phones, PCs and tablets) Contd/….
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COMPUTING AT SCHOOL (CAS) (Contd/…)
Bits Lancaster University are part of the team that developed the micro:bit, so Dr Finney’s
introduction, starting with the reasons for and development of the micro:bit, was really
interesting. The primary message was that we need to give children a chance to play and
explore programming in a hands-on way, which is what we went on to do with our
micro:bits!
The micro:bit has lots of features, like 25 red LED lights that can flash messages and two
buttons can be used to control games or pause and skip songs on a playlist. It can detect
motion and tell you which direction you’re heading in, and it can use a low energy
Bluetooth connection to interact with other devices and the Internet.
Bugs Dawn Hewitson is part of the Edge Hill University Teacher Training team and has worked with
the CodeBug team for over two years, providing valuable insight and feedback from a
classroom teacher’s perspective, to help steer the CodeBug’s development for use in
classroom settings.
All Dawn needed to do was show us how to start the CodeBug, where to find the code editor
and the emulator, and then away we went to play. Teachers enjoyed interacting with the bug
and found it intuitive to use.
The CodeBug is a predecessor to the micro:bit and has been engineered to make the device
as non-scary as possible. It has 25 LED lights in a 5x5 grid and two buttons for you to interact
with. CodeBug also has six ‘legs’. These legs can be used as inputs or outputs and can even
sense an electric current passing through your body. Additionally, there are add-on parts
such as the CodeBug Tail, which enable a wider range of features. The CodeBug can also be
linked to the Raspberry Pi via the GPIO pins and allow pupils to extend their knowledge.
And… We also had a surprise addition to the group, Alan O’Donohoe, aka
‘Teknoteacher’, a prolific Computer Science teaching blogger and
somewhat of a celebrity amongst the echelons of Computer Science
teachers, joined us to say hello and to share information about events in
the area.
At the time of writing, we have just received our micro:bits (eek!). D-
Day on our current project will soon be upon us and our Year 7’s will go
home with their micro:bits.
Still feeling a little trepidation?
I am running a Year 7 Parents as Learners Evening after May half term where you can come in with your child, meet the
micro:bit and get coding!
Mrs Partridge
Subject Leader ICT
Robot car using a micro:bit
Teacher Training Event
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DEVELOPING A GROWTH MINDSET (A report by Vicky Sawyer, Parent Governor)
I attended this ‘Parents as Learners’ event, spread out over five sessions, primarily as a parent, wanting to find out more about the concept and how I could support my children in making the most of opportunities in life as they came along. The sessions were arranged by Gareth Paisley, Assistant Principal, and led by Vivienne Barclay, a transformative life coach. In my role as Parent Governor, I have been invited to share my experience of the course. Each week had a different topic: The human mind and how a Growth Mind Set is created; Your child’s mind (and yours!) only works one way and it has a built-in design for growth; Learning performance and insight, the link between mind set and performance; Living in the feeling of our thinking and its impact on success; The possibility of living a resilient life without stress; The bounce-back factor. There was a group of around fifteen parents, some whom had brought their children along, some like me who hadn’t. The sessions were very informal, mainly discussion around different ideas. I did expect some different thinking and to learn about strategies that would help, along with quite a bit of psychology to take on board, but I couldn’t have been more wrong! What we looked at were the three principles of innate health & wellbeing:
‘The Three Principles are Mind, Consciousness and Thought. You are your Mind, which is the space where your Consciousness experiences the Thought you have in the moment. To describe it in another way: You experience Thought on a moment-to-moment basis. Thought creates feelings.’
Yes, that sounds a bit deep and mystical, but let me explain! Taking an example of something that happens in life, a work deadline, an unexpected bill, imposed changes from Government, the Sunday driver in front of you, a tricky problem at school (either homework or socially!), a spider etc, we discovered that we were free to choose how to deal with the issue. All situations in life come from outside our mind and the ability to let go of anger, frustration, fear, anxiety and stress actually comes from within. In fact, all of those emotions are created directly by our own mind. All we have to do is choose to let go of the unnecessary ones. In a situation where it feels like there are a million demands on us, each of them significant, the ability to recognise those demands as our own thoughts and mentally ‘dump’ the ones that don’t genuinely need urgent attention is truly liberating. (Think of a rubbish bag full of thoughts that you can literally just throw out, a sieve that lets the unwanted stuff through, a jar of muddy water that will settle down all by itself if you just leave it alone for a while.) I found it’s not about ignoring important stuff, just recognising that I am free to choose how to react to something or someone. If I meet an obnoxious sales assistant now, they are no longer making my life difficult on purpose. Instead of muttering all the way home about how horrible that person was and moaning to anyone available, the thoughts I had ‘in the moment’ about that situation are dropped, giving me space to think about something much better!
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DEVELOPING A GROWTH MINDSET (Contd/…) In a ‘failure’ situation, where I have tried something and got it wrong, it is much easier to look at things objectively and choose how to get it right next time. (This doesn’t have to be anything life-changing like learning to fly a spaceship or speaking Mandarin, although, with a Growth Mind Set you literally feel like nothing is impossible. It can be something as simple as learning to pack lightly for a weekend away, saving up for your dream car or conquering quadratic equations!) How has it helped my children? A bit of a ripple effect would be the best way to describe it. They no longer see me being easily stressed; I choose to deal with things calmly most of the time. They like that a lot! Talking about schoolwork, looking at the tricky stuff in manageable chunks, working out how to solve things with a free mind. It just seems to be spreading through the house like magic… The most surprising thing is that this was not difficult. I didn’t need to work at it, or have a list of ‘coping strategies’ ready to use. It just makes sense when the penny drops. Another quiet revelation was realising that it’s okay to not feel on top of the world all the time, happy thoughts and sad thoughts all have their place. The difference is being able to recover much more quickly after sad or negative thoughts, because I can! I don’t feel like a different person, just the same old me, who thinks completely differently about life and its challenges. Something happens nowadays and it just gets sorted, no fuss, no drama. I have space in my head for much more fun and am starting to look at historic stuff that once seemed impossible as things I quite fancy achieving! Mrs Sawyer Parent Governor
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Building on the success of a number of PTA activities, including a quiz and providing refreshments for the College
production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, the PTA has been able to support the students of Settle College by
purchasing a mini-grand piano. This is situated in the hall and will be used to enhance the music experience of our
students.
If you wish to support the PTA by attending meetings or events, please contact either Linda Nash
([email protected]) or Mike Kaye ([email protected]) at College, who will
provide further information. Keep an eye on the College website for upcoming events, including the Auction of
Promises. All funds raised by the PTA are reinvested in College to further support the learning of Settle College
students.
Mr Kaye
Assistant Principal
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TRANSITION
Preparations are in place for new students joining us from Year 6 in September. By Friday 10th June, all the
students will have been met in their current schools by Mr Kaye and Mrs Todd. All new students will also receive a
welcome letter from current Year 7 and 8 students in preparation for their arrival. The key dates for transition are:
Wednesday 6th July – Transfer evening
Thursday 7th July—Area Transfer Day
For all new Year 7 students, places have been reserved on Bibby’s buses for Transfer Day and we are excited and
ready to welcome them to Settle College.
Mr Kaye
Learning Manager Year 7 and 8
AS THE YEAR END DRAWS NEAR: YEAR 7 THOUGHTS ON THEIR FIRST YEAR AT SETTLE
COLLEGE
‘My first year at Settle College was brilliant. I learnt lots of things and made loads of new friends. The teachers are
very thoughtful and understanding and the lessons they teach are interesting and fun. The homework is not too
bad and if I get stuck, the teachers are there to help, if it’s emailing them using resources to communicate, like
Edmodo or just talking to them in person. I’ve really enjoyed this year at Settle College and can’t wait to go into
Year 8!!’ William Maudsley
‘I thought this year was really fun because I met a lot of new friends and nice teachers and I really enjoy
Computing, DT, Science and more but there is too many to choose from. I thought at the start of this year it would
be hard because I am both French and English and I lived in France for 10 years, so I am not the best at English. I
did not have any problems with anything, maybe not a lot of confidence, but I am very confident now thanks to
Settle College.’ Eleanor Butler
‘Settle College so far has been great. I have made so many great friends. All the teachers are so nice and
understanding. Definitely my favourite lesson has to be PE. I have definitely become more confident (less shy).
I’m really enjoying Settle College so far.’ Charlie Stewart
‘My first year started nervous with a bit of excitement. As I progressed through the year, I built confidence and the
unconfident child started breaking his little shell so I will be looking forward to the interesting stuff in the up
coming years.’ Daivaras Martinkus
‘My first year here at Settle College has been amazing. The first day I got here I knew that I belonged, everyone
was kind and helpful, and no one bullied me. When I got my timetable I couldn’t wait to meet all my teachers.
English was one of the subject I struggled with at Primary, but at Settle I really got the hang of it. I especially enjoy
English, Drama, PE, Science, Geography and Music; mainly because the teachers are nice. I’ve made lots of new
friends and kept all my old ones too. I’m doing well in all my subjects and can’t wait to see what happens in Year
8.’ Honey Kaup-Samuels
Mr Kaye
Learning Manager Year 7 and 8
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ZARA HONOURED BY MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
We were delighted to hear of Zara Salim’s (Year 9 student) fantastic achievement in receiving a national volunteer award from Macmillan Cancer Support for her fundraising efforts. We are pleased to detail below the recent article from The Craven Herald ’s website (24 May 16) heralding her success:
THIRTEEN-year-old Zara Salim from Skipton has received a national
volunteer award from Macmillan Cancer Support in recognition of
raising more than £3,700 for the charity. Zara received The UK
Young Macmillan Champion Award at the charity’s Volunteers’
Award Conference in Hinckley, Leicestershire.
When Zara’s granddad was diagnosed with cancer last April, she was motivated to raise money for Macmillan by
selling off her old toys. She aimed to raise £150 and, when people started to hear about her efforts through her
mum’s Facebook page, she quickly hit her target.
But Zara didn’t stop there.
She realised that by stepping up her fundraising activities, she could make an even bigger difference to people
affected by cancer. She organised a coffee morning in Skipton, which proved to be a huge success and raised more
than £500. By this point Zara was on a roll, so she decided to arrange an auction night too. She wrote letters to
local businesses and was overwhelmed with the generous donations she received, leading to the event raising an
astonishing £2,000.
Zara continues to inspire others by sharing her story in the community and at school. On hearing she had won the
award, Zara said: “All this has led up to something really big. It makes me feel really good inside knowing I’m
helping people.”
The UK Young Macmillan Champion Award recognises exceptional volunteers aged 25 and under, who are
advocates of Macmillan’s work, raise large amounts of money, use entrepreneurial initiatives to support Macmillan,
care for others with cancer or who are living with cancer themselves and inspire others.
Paul McCavana, Head of Services for Macmillan in the North of England, said: “Macmillan was set up by a volunteer
more than 100 years ago, and our volunteers are crucial in helping us to ensure no one has to face cancer alone.
We wanted to use our volunteers’ award conference to say a well-deserved ‘thank you’ to all the people who give
their time to help us. We also wanted to thank Zara for her incredible efforts to help people affected by cancer.
At Macmillan, we have a variety of volunteering roles, and we always like to hear from people that might be
interested in helping us out because whether it’s minutes or months, hours or days, whatever time you can give
really will matter.”
Visit macmillan.org.uk/volunteer, e-mail [email protected] or call 0300 1000200 for more details
about volunteering for the charity.
Zara celebrates with her Award
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48TH INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
The Chemistry Olympiad is a competition open to students studying for A-Levels and equivalent, across the
world. The competition is organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry and is a real hallmark of achievement.
This year, the questions were based on the production of the drug ‘Addyi’, the radiocarbon dating of King
Richard III’s skeletal remains and the chemistry of electro-chromic windows found in planes. The students
worked exceptionally hard on the examination, which was the first round of the competition. Miss Nutter and I
were extremely pleased when we found that Charlotte Green and Alex Cole had achieved Silver and Bronze
Awards respectively. Everyone else was given a certificate of participation.
Miss Ronchetti
Post-16 Teacher of Chemistry
‘I participated in the Chemistry Olympiad in which there were many questions on topics which were not covered
by the AS specification. The questions were challenging but I managed to answer enough correctly to be
awarded a Bronze certificate. This made me extremely happy.’
Alex Cole
Year 12 student
‘The Chemistry Olympiad is an international Chemistry test unlike anything I have ever done before. It was
based on applications of Chemistry we’d never seen before, surrounding the foundations of A-Level Chemistry.
It was certainly a challenging experience but one I’m glad my teachers encouraged me to participate in. I was
thrilled to manage to achieve a Silver certificate, something which I will be sure to mention in my UCAS
application!’
Charlotte Green
Year 12 student
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SCIENCE WEEK (11-20 MARCH 2016)
Every break time during Science week, we demonstrated and explained spectacular Science experiments. People
could have a go, meaning that everyone enjoyed it, including us! We got to wear lab coats, which made us look
important and professional.
The week involved a variety of different experiments, including optical illusions (where people made a huge hole in
their hand, just using paper!), making ‘lava’ lamps using oil and food colouring and using keys to stop a mug
dropping and smashing on the floor. A favourite experiment was stabbing pencils through a bag full of water
because it felt like you should make a mess with water everywhere, but nothing came out.
Miss Ronchetti and Miss Nutter also demonstrated some of our favourite experiments at lunchtime, including the
screaming jelly baby, the whoosh bottle and cannon fire. It was a great experience and we would definitely do it
again!
Emile Oliver, Henry Brown and Edward Bradley
Year 8 Students
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SETTLE COLLEGE HOST A DAY TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE REFUGEE CRISIS
Working with St Augustine’s Centre in Halifax, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Settle College, an idea was
developed to invite a group of refugees to Settle. The day was organised to educate students in Year 7 about the
ongoing crisis and issues, led by Vicky Ledwidge from the Centre in Halifax. This was followed up with a discussion
and debate with all Year 12 students and Year 13 A-Level Geography students. Students were tasked with
comparing the similarities between the persecution of groups of people in the Second World War and that which
was happening today. Images such as those below prompted discussion:
The discussions were very thought-provoking and gave students a real insight into the crisis.
Year 7 comments from their discussions:
‘The refugee talk was very eye-opening. It was very educational. I found it very good to learn about things that are
going on in the world.’
Freya Grimshaw – Year 7 student
‘The refugee talk we had was very interesting. I found it quite upsetting when the girl said people were fleeing their
homes to escape the war. It was very good to find out what is going on in the world. I thought it was good,
upsetting and educational.’
Amelia Veevers – Year 7 student
SETTLE COLLEGE RAISES MONEY TO SUPPORT THE REFUGEE CRISIS
As part of our charity fundraising, Year 12 students organised a ‘Bag2School’ collection to raise funds for the Halifax
based refugee charity. Year 7 and 8 students were involved in raising the greatest quantity in weight of old clothing,
shoes etc. Bag2School then paid for the weight of clothing we raised. We are pleased to announce that we were
able to donate nearly £90 to the charity.
The shoes removed and stock piled during the Second World War Piles of life vests on beaches today
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REFUGEE VISIT (Contd/…)
THE MATCH OF THE DAY
The finale to the day was a game of football with the visitors from St Augustine’s being pitched against Sixth Form
and staff. Needless to say, students were more than supportive of this as part of their Wednesday afternoon
enrichment.
Before you read on, I feel I must first tell my side of the story…..
The football on a Wednesday is organised by Mr Harrison, who duly took it on and put a team together, a mixture
of staff and students as you will read in the student report next; I was put at right back. My issue was the need to
locate a pair of football boots! In my time as a teacher, I have owned two pairs of boots, both have been lent out
by Mr Harrison to students and mysteriously gone missing! As you may gather, I am no weekend football player!
Mr Murphy came to the rescue and, two pairs of socks later, his boots fit like a glove.
In the build up to the football match, never having played other than school PE, I took advice from my 8 year-old
son and a Year 11 student, who referees football and has played countless games of FIFA, again, against my son
(sadly, to date, I have only managed one goal on FIFA!)
Kit on and out on to the pitch in my oversized boots, directed around the field by other players like a farmer with
his dog, not really reading the game, I did manage a few tackles and, can safely say, managed to rid the ball from
our area a number of times.
The statement overleaf, however, allegedly written by a student (I think
Mr Harrison is using an alias) lacks complete clarity. I agree with the poor
defensive awareness; in a blind panic, I kicked towards our own goal area!
As for pace, I think this is a little unjustified!
Half time struck and I allowed a sub to take my place, a very sporting
gesture! Mr Harrison, following rolling around under one of their players,
eventually gave up his place for a sub in the last two minutes. Having
read this statement, I will leave it up to the reader to decide what you
would best believe!
Joking aside, the day was an absolute success and students gained a lot from it. We intend to follow this up next
year and maintain links with the centre in Halifax.
Mr Whitaker
Assistant Principal
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SETTLE COLLEGE XI vs REFUGEE XI
A mix of Sixth Formers and staff played a match against a group of refugees, now living in Halifax. With almost all
the Sixth Formers coming out to watch, there was a lot of anticipation for the performances of the staff (Mr
Harrison, Mr Murphy & Mr Whitaker).
Refugee XI took an early lead following a corner that came as a result of
“poor defensive awareness and lack of pace from Mr Whitaker” (words of
Mr Harrison). From the resulting corner, the Refugee XI scored a bullet
header into the top corner. Settle XI then applied a prolonged period of
pressure, with the refugees flying into tackles left, right and centre; leaving
their mark on several players, giving Mr Murphy a black eye and leaving
stud marks down most players’ calves.
Despite this, we kept on applying pressure and were rewarded when Joel Wynne scored at the back post to level
the score-line. More chances came, with the best coming to local 5-a-side hero, Mr Murphy, who attempted an
audacious overhead kick and later headed over the bar from close range. Other scoring opportunities fell to Mr
Harrison, Oliver Whitham, Jonathon Horton and Joel Wynne. Eventually, the sustained pressure was capitalised
upon and Settle XI scored once again, which looked like an own goal from the side-lines but Joel Wynne could have
claimed it.
Even with some dodgy refereeing decisions from Liam Wallbank, who was clearly biased towards the refugees, the
game was fun and entertaining. However, the true nature of the game and the sensitivity of the refugees’ plight
wasn’t forgotten and the refugees were treated with the utmost respect and consideration from all involved.
Isaac Wroe
Year 12 Student
Settle College XI
Rob Scaife, Mr Whitaker, Joel Wynne, Edd Garland, Isaac Wroe, George Houldsworth, Mr Harrison, Oliver
Whitham, Jonathan Horton, Jacob Wroe and Mr Murphy.
With substitute appearances from: Ben Hulse, James Eather, Connor Hastie and Ben Gait.
Mr Whitaker’s Pace
Mr
Murphy,
nets a
goal!
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ECO-CLUB
As part of our constant effort to raise awareness about environmental issues and opportunities, the Eco-Club students at Settle College celebrated World Earth Day by planting fruit trees and embracing nature. The day started energetically with guest speaker, Fiona Protheroe from Green Futures, giving a speech in assembly on the importance of taking individual responsibility for climate change and the significance of making small lifestyle alterations, both separately and as a community. Students from all Year groups joined the celebration by planting a cherry tree and an apple tree in the school yard. Digging, laughing, collecting worms, composting, recycling, watering plants, planting trees and spreading a general good mood around the school were only a few of the ways in which our students took part in the 46th year of this global event, joined by over 190 countries every year. The fantastic Eco-Club students have been making baby steps towards turning the school into a more eco-friendly place. So far they have: ensured most classrooms recycle their paper by placing recycling boxes in most classrooms; placed small reminders to turn computers/lights off in every classroom; started a wormery (we are feeding the worms food scraps from the school canteen and we're expecting
them to make good fertile soil for our greenhouse in return); built a recycled wooden composter near the greenhouse where we can safely throw some of our school's
food scraps and reduce waste; started a greenhouse project; built a recycled wooden planter; planted fruit trees for future generations. We are very proud of their initiative and tireless perseverance and we also hope other students will join their effort too! Ms Popa General Teaching Assistant
NATIONAL ACCORDION CHAMPIONS
We are delighted to report that Honey Kaup Samuels and Louisa Bullock, Year 7 students, recently competed in the
National Accordion Championships in Liverpool, winning first place in the Elementary Duet and third place in their
solo pieces. Well done to you both!
Miss Moore
Teacher of Music
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AQA UNLOCKING POTENTIAL PROGRAMME: CAKE COMPETITION
On the 3rd May, we held our ‘Community Project’ which we have been developing as part of the AQA Unlocking
Potential programme. As part of the programme, we had to plan, deliver and participate in a community project
that would make a positive difference. We decided to hold a cake competition as the first part of the project, then
sell the cakes to raise money for the Kendal Mountain Rescue Team, as they were very involved in helping people
in the recent floods at Kendal. It was terrible to see all the floods on the local and national news and see how
badly it affected some people, especially at Christmas time.
With the help of Mrs Lodge and Charlotte Hartley, our AQA Athletic Mentor, we wrote to some local companies to
ask if they could offer some prizes for our competition. We agreed a date and advertised the competition in the
previous Settle College Matters newsletter and on the school website. The competition was great and we were
really pleased with all the entries.
Kendal Mountain Rescue assisted in seventy-one call-outs last year and the Christmas floods only counted as one
call-out, even though they helped over 50 people. When they get called to a rescue, it takes a team of at least 16
people, of which 8 are needed to carry a person on a stretcher, sometimes over very treacherous ground in
horrendous conditions. They all work as volunteers and live locally so they can respond to a pager call when an
emergency call is raised. Fern, the dog in the picture (next page) is a fully trained search and rescue dog.
Laura Murfin and Rebecca Hulse
Year 10 students
We managed to raise £125 for our charity and we would like
to say a massive thank you to all the students and staff who
entered the competition, the students and staff who bought
the cakes at break and the local companies who very kindly
donated prizes.
We would also like to thank Mrs Lodge for helping us to run
this community event and we are looking forward to going to
Kendal Mountain Rescue Team to present them with our
fundraising money.
Student Entries
1st Leonie Dale Year 9 – signed autobiography by Dame Kelly Holmes (donated by AQA and
the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust) and a £25 Amazon voucher
2nd Rosie Pettifer Year 8 – £10 restaurant voucher (donated by The Knights Table at
Stainforth)
3rd Lotte Harrison Year 7 – a nail polish and lip gloss set (donated by Mrs Lodge)
Staff Entries
1st Mrs C Lambert – The Talbot Arms in Settle donated a £20 voucher
2nd Mrs Tarbox – Car and Kitchen donated two beautiful decorative bowls
3rd Miss S Buckley – Dales Angels in Settle donated a set of three hand carved Namaste
giraffes
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AQA UNLOCKING POTENTIAL (Contd/…)
‘I thought the girls did an amazing job of planning and delivering this event and raising money for a fabulous
cause. It was wonderful to see the amount of talented bakers we have in the school – maybe we have the next
Master Chef competitor in training!’
Mrs Lodge
Teacher of Catering/SENCo
SIXTH FORM NEWS
Settle College students began their run of exams on Monday 16th May, completing final exams, for some
students, on Wednesday 29th June. Year 13 students are able to take the opportunity to study from home
following May half term where teachers have signed them off, whilst Year 12 have final exams the first week
back after half term. This will be followed by a number of activities from Skill Days with Launch Pad,
Employability Skills, University visits to Lancaster and a Higher Education Conference Day looking at Universities
and Apprenticeships. We very much look forward to these events and supporting the Year 12 students as they
embark upon their Year 13 studies. Students can use the final summer term to visit Universities independently,
take part in summer schools and undertake work experience.
As we say goodbye to Year 13 students, we look towards a new Head Boy and Head Girl team to lead on Sixth
Form and main school events and initiatives. Students will write to Ms Costello with their application by Friday
17th June and present to main school students following this. We very much look forward to hearing from the
students who are putting themselves forward for positions; they will be writing in the next issue of Settle College
Matters with their vision for the year ahead.
Mr Whitaker
Director of Sixth Form
Laura and Rebecca presenting the money raised
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SIXTH FORM TRIP TO ICELAND
GEYSERS, GLACIERS AND ALL THINGS VOLCANIC – A MYSTICAL LAND RULED BY ELVES,
FIRE AND ICE!
As we descended from the sky and broke through dense Icelandic
cloud, we observed Keflavik's apocalyptic, rusty, barren land
housing volcano craters and lava fields.
From the moment we landed, we were on a journey of discovery. Driving through vast lava fields, we visited the
only place on land you can see the junction in the Earth’s crust between the European and North American
plates, where some students quickly made the leap across to the land of opportunity.
We visited one of only two geothermal towns in the world, watched geysers erupt, mud pools boil, swam in the
iconic Blue Lagoon and even managed to fit in an extra dip in a local geothermal outdoor pool which had an ice
bath! Oh and a slide, and a steam room and a sauna and all surrounded by snow. Still no trolls or elves….
We visited black sandy beaches, basalt columns, waterfalls,
Seljalandsfoss (which we were able to walk behind) Gullfoss and
Faxi. The most impressive was a two-tiered, glacial fed waterfall
flowing into a rift valley.
We visited a rural farming community overshadowed by the Eyjafjallajokull volcano (which famously erupted in
2010 and brought European airports to a standstill). We met the famer who farms at the foothills of the volcano
who evacuated but had to leave livestock behind. We had snow, ice, sleet, rain, a little sun and plenty of wind,
which led to a “so bracing in Skegness” comment each day as we got off the bus.
Each night, we stayed in different locations and, on two
evenings, we were fairly remote so hoped to see the famous
aurora borealis. Unfortunately, on both occasions, there was
just too much cloud cover to see the full display but, through
perseverance and fantastic camera action, we managed to get a
shot that our naked eyes couldn’t see.
We had fantastic food throughout the trip, cleared out the country’s supply of Skyr yogurt, saw incredible
landscapes and had amazing company. All 18 students were superb ambassadors for the school and their
families.
Mrs Whitaker
Subject Leader Geography
“I have made so many memories and had so
many experiences, I will never forget this
“The trip was AMAZING! I can’t believe
how much we did in four days!”
“One of the best (if not the best) trips I've
ever been one! Would definitely go again if I
had the chance.”
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ARTS’ EVENING: 11TH MAY 2016
Settle College’s Art's Evening took place on Wednesday 11th May. A range of singers and musicians performed to a small audience of parents. The GCSE and A-Level Art displays were also available to view. Students from all Year groups in the school took part, some showing off work they had rehearsed for Music or Drama exams, others had put work together just for the performance. Well done to all who took part. Mrs Power Subject Leader Drama
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM COMMENTS FROM LONG PRESTON STUDENTS
(YEAR 5 & 6)
‘I really liked the songs and Puck stood out for me as a character.’ Isabel
‘I think they all put lots of effort into their acting; I loved the dances and my favourite character was Bottom.’ Isaac
‘I thought it was very good because I liked all the songs. All the characters put a lot of effort in and I liked the
Titania’s solo. It was funny too, especially Bottom.’ Skye
‘They really deserved a trophy because they didn’t get anything wrong.’ Haydar
‘I think it was all very good, but Puck and Bottom did especially well.’ Beth
‘I thought the songs were great and I liked the bit where Bottom turned into a donkey.’ Sam
‘I thought it was really good. I liked the songs and the dances.’ Eliza
‘I liked all the songs and I especially liked Bottom’s donkey sound!’ Oliver
‘I liked Bottom because I thought that he was funny and I liked the dances and the way that people just froze in
place part way through.’ Daniel
Long Preston Primary School Students
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SKY SPORTS PROGRAMME
On Thursday 19th May, a group of students from Settle College were fortunate enough to be involved in an exciting
programme run by Olympian Hockey player, Charlotte Hartley.
Charlotte came into school and worked for three hours with our students with the aim of inspiring, motivating and
challenging them. This is just what she did. The programme combined theory and practical based sessions and
allowed students to experience new and exciting aspects.
It was a real once in a life time opportunity that our students took and thoroughly enjoyed.
Contd/...
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SKY SPORTS PROGRAMME (Contd/…)
“I enjoyed the sports programme a lot because I learned how to work in a team and how one good decision or
one bad decision can change your life. I also really liked doing the games as I learned that everyone’s ideas
matter and that you should take all the ideas into consideration. “
Molly Taylor (Year 8)
Our students behaved impeccably as always and were a credit to Settle College. Well done.
Mrs Thompson
Subject Leader PE
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KENDAL COLOUR DASH
We are delighted that Rhiannon Brayshaw (Year 9) recently took part in the Kendal Colour Dash. Please find a short
report from her below:
I took part in the Kendal Colour Dash on the 17th April
with my Godmother, Andrea (who, in her spare time,
volunteers at St John’s Hospice), and her two children,
Ella, aged 6 and Matthew, aged 4.
The weather was perfect and 1200 participants of all
ages were ready to join in with the warm up. Along
the race, there were colour stations where everyone
got powder paints thrown at them. We raised money
through on-line donations and sponsor forms. After
collecting all the money, we visited St John’s Hospice
to hand over £1433.21!
While I was there, I noticed, on one of the walls, that there was a 'Tree of Thanks.’ It made me feel humbled to read
how much the hospice really does to help families in their sad times. I will definitely be doing more fundraising
events to help this amazing place!
Rhiannon Brayshaw Year 9 Student
NETBALL TOUR 2016 BOREATTON PARK, SHROPSHIRE
The 2016 Netball tour was another fantastic weekend away with staff and students. Three teams entered the
competition, two teams entering the Year 11 tournament and one team the Year 10 tournament, meaning a lot of
the girls were competing in the Year group above. This didn’t stop them, with every team competing and winning
their games.
The tournament finished on a very competitive note, where Settle 1
had to play Settle 2: there is never a friendly game of netball and
this lived up to the expectations, with both teams wanting to win.
The only negative was the weather but some found interesting
ways of keeping warm!
As always, it’s a delight to take the netball teams on any fixture but a weekend away really shows how amazing you
all are! The competitive and sportsman-like manner that you approached the tournament meant every game was
exciting to watch.
Away from the netball the
outdoor activities provided by
PGL were enjoyed by all, even
those watching.
A very special thank you to Mrs Lambert and Mrs Howarth for joining the tour. The girls and I thoroughly enjoyed
you coming and I know you are keen to join the trip next year!! Roll on 2017, I have a feeling it will be even bigger!!!
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
Everyone having a
wonderful time!
Rhiannon, Andrea, Ella and Matthew
with their cheque
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YEAR 10 RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION 2016
Well done to the girls who took part in the Carnegie Schools’ Competition held in Dewsbury.
On a very miserable day, the standard of Rugby was very high! Losing out by a try, the girls failed to progress
through to the play offs.
Well done to the Year 10 squad:
Rosa Bryant
Olivia Schofield
Lucy Depledge
Charlotte Lambert
Gemma Darwin
Poppy Saffery
Molly Kellett
Ellie Jones
Isobel Corns
Abigail Adnett
Francesca Redford
Gabbi Gaurducci-Hodson
Emily Carpenter
Thank you Mrs Bullock for joining us on the fixture!
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
YEAR 7 & 8 RUGBY UNION COUNTY COMPETITION
A massive well done to the U13 Girls’ team, who were outstanding at their County qualification round held at
Baildon RUFC. The team didn’t lose a game and all players were fantastic!!! Bring on the next round where,
hopefully, you will rise to the challenge!
U13 Squad:
Year 7:
Daisy Saffery
Erin Cummins
Pippa Chamley
Laura Birrell
Year 8:
Isabel Schofield
Charlie-Eve Garnett
Talia Caton
Faye Jackson
Abbie Richards
Molly Taylor
Olivia Robinson
Isabel Firth
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
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YEAR 9/10 RUGBY UNION COUNTY QUALIFIER
Well done to the U15 team, who finished top in the tournament after not losing a game!! After some very physical
competitions and the dancers trying not to get injured, the right result came, even when we let in some very easy
tries.
U15 Squad:
Rosa Bryant
Ellie Jones
Isobel Corns
Emily Carpenter
Francesca Redford (C)
Gemma Darwin
Abigail Adnett
Charlotte Lambert
Olivia Schofield
Tia Monks
Leonie Dale
Millie Brennan
As you can see, the girls are very excited about the next round!!
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
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U15’S YORKSHIRE CUP RUGBY UNION
A very nice day was had by all at the White Rose Cup tournament held at West Park, Leeds. The weather was
perfect as was the competition! The U15 team stormed through the very competitive tournament to finish un-
beaten and the White Rose Cup winners for 2016! A very big well done to you all as we look forward to the National
qualifiers!
U15 squad:
Rosa Bryant
Ellie Jones
Isobel Corns
Emily Carpenter
Francesca Redford
Gemma Darwin
Abigail Adnett
Charlotte Lambert
Olivia Schofield
Leonie Dale
Claire Scaife
Molly Kellett
Poppy Saffery (C)
Lucy Depledge
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
U13S YORKSHIRE CUP RUGBY UNION
Well done to the U13 team who joined the senior team in qualifying for the White Rose Cup competition held at
West Park, Leeds. The junior squad also breezed through their tournament, finishing top and collecting the White
Rose Cup! A massive well done to the Squad!!
U13 Squad:
Year 7:
Daisy Saffery
Erin Cummins
Pippa Chamley
Harriet Pickup
Year 8:
Isabel Schofield
Charlie-Eve Garnett
Talia Caton
Faye Jackson
Abbie Richards
Molly Taylor (C)
Olivia Robinson
Isabel Firth
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
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U13’S AND U15’S RUGBY UNION COUNTY COMPETITION
A massive well done to the U13 and U15 Rugby Union teams for qualifying for the County Tournament held at
Wetherby RUFC. The weather was perfect and both teams had a very physical tournament ahead!
U13 Team
The U13 team did themselves very proud. Under the watchful eye of Mr Paisley, they won all of their games apart
from one which turned out to be to the winners of the tournament, who progressed through to Regional round.
The girls did themselves and their Captain, Molly Taylor, very proud! As always, you are an amazing team and I am
looking forward to next season!
U13 squad:
Year 7:
Daisy Saffery
Erin Cummins
Pippa Chamley
Laura Birrell
Year 8:
Isabel Schofield
Charlie-Eve Garnett
Talia Caton
Faye Jackson
Abbie Richards
Molly Taylor (C)
Olivia Robinson
Isabel Firth
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
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U13’S AND U15’S RUGBY UNION COUNTY COMPETITION (Contd/…)
U15 Team
The U15 team also had work to be done in their tournament! The girls fought their way through to the play-off
round, after finishing top of their group! Two players down due to injury, the team then faced a very strong Sirius
side that they had already had the pleasure of playing in the Rugby League competition.
Captain, Francesca Redford, lifted her team for the final, showing passion and enthusiasm to win. Sirius scored
first, then Settle responded well, scoring second! Two more injuries down, Sirius stole the lead with another 2
tries, progressing through to the Regional round!
Although the team were devastated not to get through, they played some of their best rugby yet and were beaten
by individual star players rather than a team effort! You are all amazing ladies and a pleasure to take on any
fixture! Fingers crossed we will get you some rugby next year!
U15 squad:
Rosa Bryant Ellie Jones Isobel Corns Emily Carpenter Francesca Redford (C) Gemma Darwin Abigail Adnett Charlotte Lambert Olivia Schofield Tia Monks Leonie Dale Millie Brennan Molly Kellett Lucy Depledge Claire Scaife
Well done Settle, another amazing season of rugby!
Mrs Coulson
Teacher of PE
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THE ‘JOHNNY WALKER’ SPORTS FESTIVAL 2016
(A report by Fergus Ogilvie, Giggleswick School)
On Friday 15th April 2016, ten local Primary schools arrived at Giggleswick School to take part in the inaugural Johnny Walker Sports Festival. Johnny Walker was a local man, well known in the Settle area and Yorkshire Sporting community for his prowess in both Rugby League and Union codes. Johnny also spent his working life at Giggleswick School, rising to the heights of the Clerk of Works. The Festival, which was originally based around tag rugby, was held in memory of his life and the service he gave to both Giggleswick and rugby. This year, we included a Netball Festival to broaden opportunities for boys and girls. Workshops for tag rugby on ‘Papes Field’ involved some 80 boys and girls and were very well organized by Sports Leaders from Settle College, with support from Rugby Development Officers from the RFU. In the Sports Hall, coaching clinics were led by Yorkshire Jets players and Giggleswick staff, involving 60 girls and boys. Emphasis in the afternoon was on game play and, between the netball and tag rugby tournament, a total of twenty six teams took part, with over 200 boys and girls involved in a series of pool games leading to play-offs and finals. On the rugby field, refereeing was carried out by Sports Leaders from Giggleswick School and Settle College and North Ribblesdale Rugby Club. There was some great rugby played, with a lot of talented players showcasing their skills but, most importantly, the involvement of many young people enjoying the game. In the U9 event, Ingleton Primary School won the final, with Settle Primary School A team finishing runners-up and a combined Giggleswick Junior and Settle Primary School team finishing in third place. At U11 level, Settle Primary School A won a very close contest against a mixed team from Horton and Rathmell Primary Schools, with Giggleswick Junior School’s A team finishing in third place. In the netball tournament, boys and girls enjoyed the opportunity to play a good number of games and experience playing in different positions. They had a real opportunity to learn some of the skills of the game. Giggleswick Junior School A and B team were first and second respectively, with Bentham and Settle in joint third place. Refreshments were also sold in aid of two worthy charities: the Ananda Orphanage in Mombasa and Kwazana School in South Africa. Thanks to everyone who baked for this, sold the refreshments and to those who bought the produce for these worthy causes. Finally, many thanks to all involved in the day, as it was a genuine community effort. Thanks to Mr Richard Wright and Settle Primary School, the coaches of the RFU, to pupils from Giggleswick School and Settle College for helping officiate, to North Ribblesdale Rugby Club coaches, to those who helped with the Cake Stall and to the Craig Eccleston and his team for all his hard work on producing a fantastic set of pitches for the event. Thanks also to the whole Walker family for supporting this important and now very popular event in memory of Johnny. Mr Ogilvie
Giggleswick School
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SPORTS LEADERS
TRI-GOLF SUCCESS!
In March, a number of Settle College students were
given the opportunity to take part in a funded Golf
Coaching Course, whereby the students were taught
the skills and knowledge needed to organise and run
Tri-Golf competitions up to County level.
In April, with their newly acquired golf skills, a fifteen-strong team of Sports Leaders organised and officiated the
first ever Craven Area Primary Tri-Golf Competition at Settle Golf Course. Fifteen teams from around the Craven
area entered the competition and, with the winners of the event going through to represent Craven at the North
Yorkshire School Games (NYSG), the atmosphere was exciting!
The Leaders were very professional in their conduct and encouragement of
the young competitors. All staff members from the Primary schools were
very impressed with the maturity of the leaders, even when some of the
golf balls had to be retrieved from the water! Staff from schools further
than our local area, such as Greatwood and Carleton, were overwhelmed by
how good our Leaders were! The event will now become an annual
qualifier into the NYSG.
Outstanding Sports Leaders recognition goes to Louisa Bullock and Nell
Shepherd, (voted for by the staff at the event), for your lovely helpful and
encouraging nature with the competitors.
Sports Leaders; Saoirse Behan, Talia Caton, Olivia Robinson, Tom Southworth, Tom Darwin,
Henry Brown , Nell Shepherd, Erin Cummins, Louisa Bullock, Jonathan Booth, Edward Bradley,
Luke Harrison, Harry Parsons, Pippa Chamley, Megan Baines.
Ms Mercer
School Sports Co-ordinator
FOOTBALL
The North Craven Football Finals this year, held at Ingleton Primary School, was an excellent event in warm
conditions. With the prospects of winning the shield, the competition this year was very tough and the referees
were professional in their conduct and ran the competition smoothly.
Football Outstanding Sports Leader recognition goes to Harry Parsons for his professional attitude and positive
encouragement towards the players.
Football Sports Leaders; Edward Bradley, Henry Brown, John-Jo Cummins, Saoirse Behan, Nell Shepherd, Louisa Bullock , Luke Harrison, Harry
Parsons.
Ms Mercer
School Sports Co-ordinator
Talia keeping score for Giggleswick Primary School
Harry and Luke rescuing golf balls from the stream
The Golf Leaders on their course
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SPORTS LEADERS (Contd/…)
QUAD ATHLETICS
What a difference a week makes; from the lovely warming sun during the football to the blustery chilling
conditions for this year’s Quad Athletics event. With all children taking part in four events; the long jump, vortex
throw, 600m and 75m, Settle College’s field was packed with competitors and spectators.
The Leaders could not have performed better in the freezing conditions, where writing down scores became a
challenge due to the high winds and chilled fingers. I cannot thank the Leaders enough for officiating so well and
for completing the event on time, even though there were over 170 competitors. A MASSIVE WELL DONE and
THANK YOU!
Quad Athletics Outstanding Sports Leader recognition goes to Luke Harrison for running the vortex competition
so well!
Quad Athletics Sports Leaders; Saoirse Behan, Olivia Robinson, Nell Shepherd, Erin Cummins, Louisa Bullock, Luke Harrison, Pippa
Chamley, Charlotte Booth, Abbey White, Harriet Pickup, Charlie Stewart, Laura Birrell, Matthew Kilburn, Honey Kaup-Samuels, Rebecca
Ashcroft, Jasmine Smith, Ollie Drew, Ollie Macnab, Freddie Spensley, Harry Mathew, Tilly Sharpe, Luke Harrison, Katie Gudgeon.
Ms Mercer
School Sports Co-ordinator
YEAR 7 BOYS’ FOOTBALL
The Year 7 team travelled to Boroughbridge in round sixteen in the Harrogate & Craven Cup Competition. It was
a close match but Settle had enough quality and composure to secure the victory, with performances of
particular note from the Captain, Niall Wakefield, along with Ben Coultherd, Harry Murfin & Harris Dinsdale.
This victory led to a quarter final encounter at home to Harrogate Grammar School. Unfortunately, the
Harrogate team proved too strong for us, despite our Captain, Niall Wakefield, opening the scoring with a
wonderful lofted strike into the top corner.
The boys are hoping to continue their progress and development and aim to go a little further in the cup next
year. Their final game of the season was a friendly against The Skipton Academy at home. This game was
Skipton’s first and only game of the year and it showed; our boys were able to express themselves freely, totally
outplaying the Skipton team in all areas and notching up a very impressive goal total! A nice way to finish the
season.
Mr Harrison
Teacher of PE
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YEAR 7 & 9 BOYS’ CRICKET
Both teams were competing in the County Cricket Cup Competition; Year 7 away to Ermysted’s Grammar, played
at Skipton Cricket Club at Sandylands and Year 9 at home to King James’ of Knaresborough.
The Year 7 team won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Skipton team had a County player as opening bat
and his quality and experience proved too much for our bowling attack. He was able to score an impressive 65
runs from just 54 deliveries. Settle were only able to take a single wicket during the 18 overs and Skipton posted
a total of 144/1. Chasing such a high total was always going to prove an incredibly hard task and the boys gave it
their best shot, but wickets fell quickly to Ermysted’s equally impressive bowling attack. Their first competitive
cricket match was a steep learning curve for the Year 7 team.
The Year 9 team faired considerably better against King James’ School who, admittedly, weren’t as strong as the
Year 7 Ermysted’s team. This match was much closer: Settle batted first but struggled a little to score at the rate
required for a 16 over match, finishing with a modest total of 58/7, setting a target of just 59 for King James’.
Edward Bradley (Year 8) impressed with the bat, scoring a wonderful six that sailed over mid-on and a couple of
boundaries. Our bowling attack was strong, with Henry Brown (Year 8) impressing most with his pacey spin
bowling, keeping to an economy rate of just 2.0. King James’ ultimately reached the target to win with just a few
overs to spare. A good effort from the Settle boys though.
Mr Harrison
Teacher of PE
